[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 30, 1911] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 30, 1911]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz thanks his parents for a box he received, which he took with him to Massachusetts to share with the Freeman family. He mentions spending Christmas in Wollaston with the Freeman clan.
Date: December 30, 1911
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nimitz Family Scrapbook: Page 1 Side 2]

Page from scrapbook kept by the Nimitz family that includes a photograph of Chester W. Nimitz and Clarence "Heine" Hinkamp holding cats, E-1 and E-2, and Dixie, a dog, sitting near Hinkamp. They are sitting on the lawn and a cottage can be seen behind them. Chester and Clarence are wearing suits and ties. The photograph is mounted on black scrapbook paper.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nimitz Family Scrapbook: Page 3 Side 1]

Page from scrapbook kept by the Nimitz family that includes a photograph of submarine USS E-2 in dock, surrounded by snow, at Fore River Ship and Engineering Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. A building is in the background. The photograph is mounted on black scrapbook paper.
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nimitz Family Scrapbook: Page 14 Side 2]

Page from scrapbook kept by the Nimitz family that includes two photographs. The photograph on the left shows Clarence "Heine" Hinkamp reading a book in the Freeman house in Wollaston, Massachusetts. He is reclining against the armrest of a wooden chair and wearing a suit and tie. The photograph on the right shows Elizabeth Freeman and Chester W. Nimitz playing cribbage while seated at a table in the Freeman house. Chester is wearing a suit and tie and Elizabeth is wearing a white dress. The photographs are mounted on black scrapbook paper.
Date: November 30, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 30, 1911] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 30, 1911]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz thanks his parents for a box he received, which he took with him to Massachusetts to share with the Freeman family. He mentions spending Christmas in Wollaston with the Freeman clan.
Date: December 30, 1911
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History